Gary Turner (born 2 September 1970) is an English professional mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004. As a mixed martial artist, he currently holds a record of 4-2-1 with notable victories over Tank Abbott and former British Heavyweight boxing champion, Julius Francis.
Mixed martial arts career
Turner made his professional MMA debut in 1999 with a win over Joe Akano. After fighting once more seven months later Turner did not fight in a professional MMA again until 2007 when he joined Cage Rage. On 21 April 2007, he made his Cage Rage debut against American former UFC fighter Tank Abbott which he won by TKO after 2:31 of the opening round.
He continued with Cage Rage, winning his next two fights against Brazilian Edson Drago and former British heavyweight boxer Julius Francis before suffering his first defeat against Mostapha Al-turk by submission in March 2008 which was to be his final fight in Cage Rage as the promotion folded at the end of 2008. His last MMA was in April 2009, losing a split decision to Valdas Pocevicius in Croatia.
Titles
Gary is a 10-time world champion (x2 kickboxing, x8 Ju-Jitsu) who has also won countless European and domestic titles across a wide range of martial arts styles.
Pro Kickboxing
- 2006 W.P.K.C. super heavyweight world champion 95 kg (K-1 Rules)
- 2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix runner up
- 2004 K-1 Battle of Britain champion
- 2003 K-1 Battle of Britain champion
- 1997 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight European champion -94 kg (Full-Contact)
- 1996 W.A.K.O. Pro super cruiserweight British champion -88 kg (Low-Kick)
- 1995 W.K.A. super cruiserweight British champion -90 kg (Full-Contact)
- 1995 W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight British champion -94 kg (Low-Kick)
Amateur Kickboxing
- 1997 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Gdansk, Poland (Full-Contact)
- 1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -91 kg (Full-Contact)
- 1994 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Helsinki, Finland (Full-Contact)
- 1992 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria (Light-Contact)
Ju-Jitsu
- 2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK (Teams)
- 2001 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Jersey, UK (Individual)
- 2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK (Teams)
- 2000 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Leeds, UK (Individual)
- 1999 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Leeds, UK
- 1998 J.J.I.F. World Championships in Berlin, Germany
- 1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA (Teams)
- 1998 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Reno, USA (Individual)
- 1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada (Teams)
- 1998 I.S.J.A. World Championships in Vancouver, Canada (Individual)
- 1997 J.J.I.F. European Championships in Paris, France
- 1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA (Teams)
- 1996 I.S.J.A. World Championships in West Virginia, USA (Individual)
- 1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand (Teams)
- 1995 W.C.J.J.O. World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand (Individual)
Judo
- 1996 British Schools champion
Shootfighting
- 1992 Golden Dragon Cup in Rimini, Italy tournament champion
Professional kickboxing record
Mixed martial arts record
References
External links
- Gary Turner at Sherdog
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-07-24)
